Fishing and Sailing Boats under a Broad Sky, Salomon van Ruysdael
Salomon van Ruysdael
Fishing and Sailing Boats under a Broad Sky
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Salomon van Ruysdael

Fishing and Sailing Boats under a Broad Sky, ca. 1645 – 1646


Dimensions
39.7 x 60.0 x min. 0.6 cm
maximum depth
0.6 cm
Physical Description
Oil on oak
Inventory Number
1112
Acquisition
Acquired in 1876
Status
On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 5

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About the Work

Water as far as the eye can see. In the seventeenth century, canals and lakes determined the character of the Dutch landscape even more than they do today. Whereas fishing and pleasure boats dominate the foreground, mills and church steeples can be discerned in the distance. Salomon van Ruysdael even worked in the wet paint with the brush handle. The spatial expanse corresponds to the visual experience of the ‘low lands’. To enhance this effect, the uncle of the more famous Jacob van Ruisdael placed the horizon quite near the bottom: the cloudy sky occupies three quarters of the panel.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Fishing and Sailing Boats under a Broad Sky
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on oak
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Monogrammiert links am Rand des Fischerkahns: SVR

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1876

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary
Secondary
  • 47K42 fishing net
  • 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
  • 11Q712 church (exterior)
  • 25I41 windmill in landscape
  • 25G3 trees
  • 25F3 birds
  • 22C5 reflection (light in general)
Associative
  • 61D(NETHERLANDS) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (NETHERLANDS) (NETHERLANDS)

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Last update

11.09.2023